(_Note._--North Ronaldshay is a wild island half-way between Kirkwall and the Fair Isle, and not easy of access.--J. F.) No. XX. LOTHEBROKRA SYNAR,{1} GHAENAR, MAEN, SAEM, THAEIR, UORO, FYRI, SIR,{2}-- IORSALAFARAR, BRUTU, ORKOUGH{3}--LIFMUT SA, LI, AI, ARIS, LOFTIR,{4}--HIR UAR, FI FOLGHIT MIKIT.{5} (RAEIST). SAEL ER, SA, ER, FINA, MA, THAN, OUTH, HIN, MIKLA.{6} OKO, NAEKN, BAR, FIRR, OUGHI, THISUM.{7} {1}_Lothbrok's sons._ {2}_Doughty men as they were for them, or, what doughty men they were._ {3}_Ierusalem Farers (pilgrims) broke open Ork How_--{4}_Shelter mound; that ill (this bad retreat) aye ariseth lofty (still stands erect)._ {5}_Here was fee buried much._ {6}_Happy is he who find may that treasure the mickle (that great wealth)._ {7}_Otho Naern bare past part how this. Otho was carried past this How in the ship Naern._ Written apparently by seven different persons, perhaps some of Lothbrok's sons. This first writing was probably inscribed about the year 870 or 880, by the celebrated Scandinavian sea kings, and the others at a later period. One appears to complain of the mound itself--that bad retreat--perhaps on account of its affording shelter to the pirates who devastated the island; another inscription describes the breaking into the How by the Jerusalem travellers, and the later writings refer to the common belief at that time of the existence of concealed treasure. Naern is frequently used as a name for ships in Scandinavia. The word Baeirt (at the end of the fourth line) is not in the same hand as the rest of this line, and can only be considered as a mere scribble.--Professor STEPHENS. Nos. XIX. and XX. These must be taken together. The two first lines in both numbers, the 3d in No. xix. and the 4th in No. xx., must be read in continuation. SIA HOUHR UAR FYLATHIN H . . . R LOTHBROKAR SYNER, HAENAR, THAEIRUORO HUATER SLETUORO MAEN SAEM THAEIR UORO FYRISIR. _This tumulus was formerly erected as tumulus_ (_for_ Lodbrok, if Haugr is read, or "_as that_ of" if we read hennar) _her sons they were gallant, hardly (there) were men (such as they were). For themselves_ (_i. e._ shewed themselves). Then read line 3 in No. xx.-- IORSALAFARAR BRUTU ORKHAUG. _The Jerusulem travellers broke the Orkhill._ Then line 3 in No. xix. and 4 in xx., 4 in xix. and 5 in xx., taken in continuation, give-- UTNORTHR ER FE FOLGIT MIKIT THAT ER LA EFTIR, HER VA FE FOLGIT MIKIT (RAEIST SIMON SIGB. . . . SIGRITH) SAELL ER SA ER FINNA MA THAN OUTH HIN MIKLA. _North-westerly is much money absconded, that which lay behind, here was much money absconded (Simon----engraved); lucky is he who may find that great treasure._ The raeist Simon, etc., was written afterwards, and does not belong to the sentence. The 6th and last line in No. xx. is-- OKONAEKN BAR FE UR HAUGI THESSUM. _Okonaekn bore money out of (away from) this tumulus._